LAS VEGAS – Chris Daukaus is making a significant change to his career this week, but he doesn’t think it will impact one of his most important traits.
Daukaus started his UFC run with four straight knockouts at heavyweight. But once he got put in with the next level of competition in late 2021, things haven’t gone his way. Daukaus has lost three straight fights, all by knockout, to Derrick Lewis, Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
Mired in that rut, Daukaus (12-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) will try to bounce back when he takes on Khalil Rountree (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) at light heavyweight on the UFC on ESPN 51 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Their fight airs on ESPN.